Baby boy born on Pennsylvania Turnpike during rush hour in Whitemarsh

WHITEMARSH — Their baby was racing faster to his destination than rush hour traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which is where he decided his mom needed to make a pit stop to give birth Thursday morning.

His parents had been heading to the hospital but pulled onto the shoulder of the west-bound lane at mile marker 336.7 in Whitemarsh Township near the Skippack Pike overpass when it became clear they weren’t going to make it that far.

The father then called for help, noted a Montgomery County Dispatch Services supervisor.

“The call was dispatched at 7:24 this morning when the mother went into heavy labor and the father called,” he said, adding that the baby was born on the front seat of the car, a Toyota Prius, minutes before the Ambler Community Ambulance arrived.

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Mother and son were then taken to Einstein Medical Center in East Norriton for a checkup.